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Social networking site will now offer paid apps

Online retailers have listed a September release window for upcoming Square Enix game Hitman: Absolution. Zavvi says the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game will arrive in the UK on September 17th, while ShopTo states a September 24th release date. A post on HotUKDeals also lists a September 17th street …

'Rovio is a perfect gentleman, not a Zynga at all' says Snappy Touch founder Noel Llopis

Vesterbacka substantiates speculation on twitter by mentioning new title

Microsoft has cancelled Inside Xbox in the UK and Europe after it axed the service in the US last week. Inside Xbox’s UK team was responsible for video entertainment shows including SentUAMessage and more recently The Nexus. These were displayed on the Xbox Live dashboard and were also available on …

500 million installs in just six months

Publisher Bethesda releases free in-browser edition to celebrate historic shooter

Trying to meet the original launch date for the title 'was ultimately futile', says project lead

Long-awaited shooter becomes latest 2K game with release date extended

2K Games’ shooter BioShock Infinite has been pushed back to 2013 and will skip both E3 and Gamescom this year. The awaited sequel and latest in the popular BioShock franchise was previously scheduled to arrive on October 19th on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Now it will hit shelves on …